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We have gifts of all shapes and sizes to suit all tastes, Christmas present ideas for big kids, little kids, family and friends. You’ll find the perfect gift for one and all right here.
Here’s a whistle-stop tour of christmas present ideas on offer.
Desktop Computers
Custom-built, everyday PCS, desktops, laptops, netbooks and notebooks including big brands Toshiba, Acer, Intel, AMD, Samsung.
Digital Cameras
Low-cost branded cameras including Canon, Casio, Fuji, Kodak, Panasonic, Pentax and more.
Electronic Toys
Toys for children that push the right buttons, from Disney, VTech, Mothercare and others.
Fridges and Freezers
Chill with the best kitchen essentials, fridges and freezers, all shapes, all sizes.
Games Consoles and Portable Consoles
Gaming greats include PS3s, XBOX 360, PSP, Nintendo DSi, Wii and Sega. Accessories, games and guides also available to buy.
GPS Systems
You’ll never get lost again with an in-car or handheld GPS system and accessories from Garmin, Navman, Binatone.
LCD TVs
Watch the Christmas TV specials on a crystal clear LCD TV with Freeview from Samsung, Viera, Toshiba, Sony, and more.
Mobile Phones
Chat your way through Christmas with free phone deals, mobile phones and accessories from brands such as Nokia, LG, Samsung and Motorola.
DVDs, VCRs, Combos and Freeview
Bargain DVD players, VCRs and combos, plus Freeview. Budget models and big brands.
Turn your lounge into a home cinema
Enjoy the big cinema experience from the comfort of your own home with a low price Philips or Panasonic DVD Home Theatre Kit.
Great Christmas Present Ideas for Gamers
Gamers will whoop with when unwrapping one of Christmas Present Idea’s selection which includes Game Boy, Game Cube, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and accessories, PSP,Wii, XBox, XBox 360.
Activity Toys for Toddlers
Other Christmas Present Ideas - our toys for tots range features Playmobil, Leapfrog, Fisher Price, VTech, Tomy, Megabloks, Mothercare, Playgro and Aurora. Childrens favourites In the Night Garden and Thomas the Tank Engine also feature.
Educational Toys
Our solar powered planes and helicopters are all ready for take-off. Toys that will fire up your child’s imagination and make science fun.
Boys Toys
For boys toys, choose from Ben 10 aliens, action figures, gadgets and gizmos. Also Airfix Planes, Science Museum robots, walkie talkies and more. Toys in this section also double as Big Boys Toys!
Soft Toys
If you’re choosing cuddlies for Christmas, look in the Soft Toys and Teddy Bears sections which includes soft touch baby toys from Playgro, Aurora and Taggies.
Traditional Wood Toys and Water Play
For water toys and wood toys, Christmas present ideas are Tomy’s Teletubbies Swim and Sing Turtle, and Wood Works traditional wooden toys are great stocking fillers.
Time for a New Watch
Check out our huge range of ladies and gents branded and designer timepieces, and fashion watches.
Fancy Dress and Accessories for all - pets included!
For festive fancy dress parties, birthday celebrations, stag and hen nights and other occasions such as Halloween, you’ll find the perfect outfit to buy or hire in Christmas Present Idea’s Clothing and Accessories section.
There are character costumes and saucy outfits. You’ll also find hats here too. You can also kit out your pets in fancy dress by visiting Christmas Present Idea’s, Gifts for Pets! Perfect your fancy dress character with complementary accessories and make up from the Accessories & Make-Up and Wigs pages which can be found under Fragrances and Beauty!
Finest Wines for Christmas
And finally, to make your Christmas Day complete, pop the cork on a bottle of fine wine or champers, from our carefully chosen vault of of wines from around the world - Bottoms up!
If your child’s Letter to Santa includes a computer this year, you may need a little help choosing what to buy.
There is a wealth of computers to choose from so take some tips from Christmas Present Idea.
Choosing a laptop computer or portable PC
If a laptop or portable PC is on your children’s festive wishlist, things to take into consideration are:
A laptop computer is more likely to appeal to the social networking generation - children and teenagers, and the smaller ones being portable mean they can take it anywhere and share it with their best buddies.
Jam-packed with the latest technology, laptops help youngsters and teenagers make the most of their online experiences, play computer games and keep in touch with their friends as well. Most come with wireless networking, allowing them to use wireless hubs in cafes and other places, making the most of meeting up with their mates.
Desktop PCs can be used by all the family and they do share a lot of the features of a laptop.
You can, for example, browse the web, keeping in touch with friends and relatives via email. You can also store letters, pictures and film clips, shop online, play computer games on a Desktop PC .
Desktop PCs are more suited to home office use as they lack the portability of a laptop, but and are great for shopping and other tasks.
Do your Christmas shopping online, keep an eye on your bank accounts, pay bills at the last minute, take the stress out of the supermarket shop and have groceries delivered to your door.
Things to take into account when buying any computer are:
- Size of computer and available space in your home
- Portability
- Power
- Price
Check out our Desktop PC offers and laptop offers now!
Childhood Christmas favourites from over the years have been brought bang up to date for 2009 with toys and games for all tastes, including:
- Rubiks 360
- Monopoly City
- Jenga
Work up an appetite for Christmas dinner with Hasbro activity games such as:
- Bop It
- Gator Golf
- Pictureka Flipper
Little Einsteins will love:
- LOGO Game by Drummond Park
- Ramses Pyramid from Lego
- Peppa Pig Tumble and Spin by Jumbo
- Lego Minotaurus
And keep the tots and toddlers busy with:
- Topsy Turtle from Hasbro
- Uno Moo by Mattel
This Christmas, turn your home into a hotbed of family fun and entertainment with the latest revolution in gaming technology
New developments in the Xbox Live online service from Microsoft, and the BBC will transform consoles from gamers toys, to all-in-one home entertainment devices for games, films, music and social networking.
Ideal for downloading movies, Facebook and Twitter
This Christmas will no doubt see another huge surge of devices accessing the Internet, as the Xboxes, Wiis and PS3s are unwrapped this Christmas. Games consoles are a top Christmas present with teenagers and young adults who want to master the likes of Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto with their friends over the internet.
Microsoft’s latest state-of-the-art features on its Xbox Live online service, will enable users to stream music and download high-definition movies and easily access Facebook and Twitter.
In addition, the BBC recently announced that it will be given its own dedicated iPlayer channel on the Wii.
Create a home network in an instant
Using Powerline Communication Technology, using two powerline adaptors with a home broadband connection will create a home network in seconds.
An all-in-one device can be used by kids to play games online in their bedroom, parents can stream music to the kitchen or couples can use it to watch HD video in the living room, all through a single console.
It’s the thumping Top 12 Toys for boys who want to be part of the action this Christmas!
Battle Kits
- Bakugan Battle Pack Spin Master RRP £19.99
- Battle Strikers Starter Set Mega Brands RRP £9.99
- HM Armed Forces Tank Character Options RRP £39.99
Weird Worlds
- Ben 10 Alien Force Kevins DX Action Cruiser Bandai RRP £29.99
- GX Racers Tightrope Terror Flair RRP £22.99
Remote Control Toys
- i-Bladez Flightstick and Salvation 3D Helicopter Bladez Toys RRP £49.99
Blasters
- Nerf Raider Rapid Fire CS-35 dart blaster Hasbro RRP £29.99
- Star Wars Clone Wars Ultimate Blaster Hasbro RRP £39.99
Animated Toys
- Screature Interactive Dinosaur Mattel RRP £34.99
Action Figures
- Transformers Movie 2 Deluxe Figures Hasbro RRP £12.99
- Transformers Movie 2 Voyagers Figures Hasbro RRP £22.99
- Gormiti Guardian Creature Flair RRP £19.99
Looking for ideal toys for boys or construction-crazy girls this Christmas?
How about making your choice from the Construction Toy Top 12 complied by the Toy Retailers Association?
It includes ideal present ideas for everyone’s stocking this Christmas, including traditional children’s favourites such as Lego, Duplo, Meccano and Playmobil, and Star Wars themed toys.
Construction Top 12 Toys for Christmas 2009
- City Garage Lego - RRP £59.99
- Star Wars Echo Base Lego - RRP £19.99
- Duplo Feeding Zoo Lego - RRP £39.99
- K’Nex Amusement Park Series Tomy - RRP £24.99
- MagNext System Deluxe Mega Brands - RRP £14.99
- Play ‘n’ Go Table Mega Brands - RRP £29.99
- Police Seaplane Playmobil - RRP £24.99
- Power Miners Titanium Command Rig Lego - RRP £59.99
- Pyramid Playmobil - RRP £59.99
- Spykee Micro Meccano - RRP £22.99
- Star Wars Darth Vader’s Tie Fighter Lego - RRP £31.99
- Tuning RC Carbon style Car Meccano - RRP £44.99
Looking for plug and play games? With such a wide range of plug and play it can be difficult to choose.
But our plug and play gifts and accessories will have the kids whooping with glee this Christmas!
Ideas include Star Wars, High School Musical, Hannah Montana, or enjoy a sing-a-long of Christmas favourites with the plug and play High School Musical karaoke machine.
Budding scientists, can see the world as never before with Eyeclops which plugs into your TV. And there’s also plug and play cricket - Howzat for a great Christmas Present Idea!
Click here for plug and play gift ideas
Ideal Christmas present ideas for eco-friendly friends and family
For those who care for the environment, this Christmas, why not wrap up an Eco radio and help save energy and the planet as well?
Green gadgets are a great way to reduce the need for batteries and some gadgets can do more than one job.
Tell me about the Eco radio
Of course, it’s not just a radio it’s a mobile phone charger and a light as well. And the shark torch is not only super brigh, it too doubles as a mobile phone charger.
Wind-up power is fast replacing battery power in torches, radios, and bike lights and even shavers!
For eco-kiddies look for wind-up toys which are loud, loads of fun,and of course, battery free!
Family favourites include wind-up toys from Ecotronic, which flash, they make loud noises and they are loads of fun and battery free.
Ideas for Christmas include:
- Trevor Baylis Mini Eco Ecotronic Eco Rocket Rechargeable Shaver Radio
- Trevor Baylis Wind Up Eco Media Player
- Trevor Baylis Eco-Pro Torch and Mobile Phone Charger
Designed to take the knocks
The robust, rugged design of Trevor Baylis gadgets make them perfect when travelling or camping where a power source may not be available.
So make the ethical choice to go green this Christmas!
Adaptors for most popular mobile phones included.
Laptops, netbooks, Apple Macs, PCs - with such a huge choice of computers out there, how do you make the right choice to give as a gift this Christmas.
Some friends and family will want nothing but the latest technology. But what would you buy for someone who wants just a simple computer solution?
If they would prefer a computer just for everyday use including sending emails, browsing the internet, word processing and playing computer games, what you need is a Desktop PC
Don’t forget the computer accessories!
You will also need to buy a keyboard, mouse, and operating software such as Windows Vista, and an LCD monitor. LCD monitors come in different sizes, from 15″ upwards.
If you have a little more money to spend, choose a Desktop PC with more features which can allow you to edit photos and videos for example.
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Feeling the pinch this Christmas? Never fear, Christmas Present Idea presents the Toy Retailers Association’s affordable gift list for girls which this year is dominated by animals.
Gifts that girls will love
- GO GO Pet Hamsters (Character Options),
- Pony In My Pocket Pony Arena (Corinthian),
- FurReal Friends Lulu my Cuddlin’ Kitty (Hasbro)
- Fluffy goes Walkies (Vivid)
Your little princesses will also love to unwrap:
- Peanut My Playful Pup (Vivid), the closest you can get to the real thing.
- The Sylvanian Families are also back this year encouraging imaginative play with Flair’s Sylvanian Families - The Pleasure Boat and Sylvanian Families - The Caravan
Dolls for your little darlings
Dolls are also likely feature your little girl’s Christmas wishlist including:
- Baby Annabell 2009 (Zapf),
- Cicciobello Love ‘n’ Care (Flair)
- Barbie & The 3 Musketeers Corinne Doll (Mattel)